An enthusiastic crew from Dreamyard Discovery and Shenandoah University joined naturalists Mike Dudash and Mike DeMary from River & Trail Outfitters River Quest Field School to learn about the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This guided two-mile canoe trip on the Shenandoah was a classroom on the river including discussions of riparian buffers, runoff, and a hands-on macroinvertebrate study—the best indicator of the river’s health.
There is no doubt that everyone came away with a better understanding of the words “we all live downstream.”
Thanks to River & Trail, Dreamyard Discovery, and Shenandoah University for all of the arrangements and to the Downstream Project for photographs and video.
